Hair-waving device



May 20, 1924. 1,494,507 L. RUFFIO HAIR WAVING DEVICE I Filed May 2, 1923 snares PATENT OFFEQE.

LOUIS RUFFIO, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

HAIR-WAVING DEVICE.

Application filed May 2,

To all whom it may coacem:

Be it lmown that I, LOUIS Romero, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York city, in the county of New York 55 and Stateof New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Hair-Waving Devices, of which the following is a specification.

This. invention relates to improvements m in hair waving devices for forming what is known as a marcel wave.

The principal object of the invention is the provision of a plurality of separate combs adapted to be inserted in the hair and arranged in such a manner that the alternate combs move in opposite directions.

Another object of the invention is to provide a plurality of combs adapted to be 2 0 successively inserted in the hair by a person unfamiliar with the art of hair waving, thereby permitting a person to wave her own hair.

A further object of the invention is to provide a hair waving device which will pinch the crest of each wave so as to securely hold the comb on the head, thereby preventing the same from slipping or falling out of the hair during the waving operation.

A still further object of the invention is to construct a hair waving device which is simple in construction, cheap to manufacture and highly eflicient for the purpose intended.

With these and other objects in View, the invention resides in certain novel construction and combination and arrangement of parts, the essential features of which are 4 hereinafter fullydescribed, are particularly pointed out in the appended claims, and are illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which I Figure 1 is a plan view of a plurality of my hair waving devices shown in use.

Figure 2 is a side elevation of one of my improved hair waving devices.

1928. Serial N0. 686,186.

Figure 3 is an end elevation of the same showing the manner of gripping the hair.

Figure 4 is a view similar to Figure 2 but showing the comb sections separated.

Figure 5 is an end view of the same but in the position shown in Figure 4.

Figure 6 is an enlarged vertical sectional view on the line 6-6 of Figure 2.

Figure 7 is a side elevation of a modified form of the device.

Figure 8 is an endelevation ofthe form shown in Figure 7.

Figure 9 is a detail horizontal sectional view on the line 9-9 of Figure 7.

Figure 10 is a side elevation of a further modification.

In most hair waving devices of this nature, it has been the practice of forming a plurality of combs in a series, every alternate comb moving in an opposite direction for forming a number of waves, all of the combs being connected together for movement simultaneously. This form of device re uires the services of a skillful hair dresser w ich is not always obtainable. It is therefore my purpose to produce a hair waving device which can be used by individual persons as well as skilled hair dressers. and which requires little knowledge of the art to operate.

Like characters of reference refer to like parts throughout the several views of the drawing.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, and particularly to my preferred form as shown in Figures 1 to 6 inclusive, the reference numeral 10 designates my improved device in its entirety, the same including a pair of identical comb sections 11 and 12 arranged side by side. The combs as shown are arcuate shaped so as to fit the curvature of the head, and each comb section is provided with the usual teeth 13, curved at 90 their ends as at 14: so as to securely grip the hair in a manner presently to be described.

The comb section has riveted thereto as at 15, a manipulating member 16 adapted to be stamped from a single piece of material and provided with a pair of spaced ears 17, and a manipulating portion 18. The portion 18 has riveted thereto as at 19, one end of a flat spring 20, the free end of said member being provided with a cam surface 21. v 1

The comb section 12 is similar in construction-to the section 11 and has riveted thereto a manipulating member 22, as at 23. The member 22 is similar in construction to the member 16 and is formed with a pair of spaced ears 24 and a manipulating portion 25. The member 22 is out of alignment with the member 16 and is provided with an up turned lip 26, for co-action with the surface '21of the'spring 20 for a purpose to be presently described. These members 16 and 22 are plvotally connected together by means of a pivot bolt 27 passing through cars 17 and 24 and havin heads 28. It will the rod projects beyond the ears so as to permit the lateral sliding movement of the member 16 upon the compression or expansion of the same. Surrounding the rod 27 and-interposed between one ear 17 of the member 16 and one of the ears 24 of the member 22 is a. coil spring 29 adapted to normally hold the comb sections in alignment when the parts are in normal position as shown in Figures 1, 2,3 and 6.

In operation, the manipulating portions 18 and 25 are graspedby the thumb and forefin er respectively and compressed. This wil cause the pivotal movement of the comb 11 with relation to the comb 12, and at the same time the spring 20 by reason of the cam surface 21 co-acting with the lip 26 its ends provided with .will force member 16 laterally a ainst the tension of the spring 29. The device is now combed through the hair to the desired po; sition and the pressure exerted by the fingers is released. The sprin 29 exerts a pressure to force the members ask to their normal position and at the same time causes a gather- I ing of'the hair engaged by the comb. As

the curved portions 13 of the combs are brought together, the same will pinch the crest of each wave, thereby preventing the accidental removal of the device from the hair. It will be understood that by reference to Figure 1, that alternate devices will move in opposite directions. This is accom plished by reversing the position of the spring 20 and the lip26.

In Figures 7, 8, l and 9, I have shown a slightly modified form of the device, the op eration of whichis similar to the preferred form. In this form I employ a pair of combs 30 and 31 to which are connected manipulating members 32 and-33 respectively. Members 32 and 33 are pivotally connected together as at 34 and a coil spring 35 nornoted that one end of mally serves to force the combs 30 and 31 together. The members 32 and 33 are formed with a longitudinal slot 36, which receives pins 37 carried by the combs. has pivotal connection with the top of combs 30 and 31 so that pressure upon the members 32 and 33 will cause the combs to separate and at the same time move laterally one with relation to the other.

In the form shown in Figure 10, I form a manipulating member 40 of a'sin'gle piece of springy material. The same includes a pair of legs 41 and 42 provided with feet 43 and 44 respectively, the feet being arranged so as to. overlap each other and adapted to be riveted to the comb sections. When pressure is applied to the legs 41 and 42 the movement will be identical to that of the preferred form.

While I have described what I deem to be the most desirable embodiment of my invention, it is obvious that many of the details of construction may be varied without in any way departing from the spirit of my invention, and I therefore do not limit my- Self to the exact details of construction herein set forth nor to anything less than the whole of my invention limited only by the appended claims.

What is claimed as new is 1. A device of the class described comprising two combs arran ed one over the other, and manually opera le means including a p airiof pivoted members and co-acting ele- .ments carried by said members for moving one of the combs with respect to the other to vary the distance between the combs and to impart an oscillatory movement of one of said combs with respect to the other .of said combs, and automatic means for returning the comb to normal position.

2. A hair waving device comprising two co-acting pivoted toothed surfaces arranged side by side, and means for holding one tooth surface yieldingly confined against the other of said tooth surfaces and serving to permit said one tooth surface to be moved 1n the A link 39 l length of the other of said tooth surfaces,

said means including a pair of manipulating portions, and a spring interposed between said portions.

3. A device of the class described comgether, and means for returning said combs to normal position.

4. A device of the class described compris- 1 ing two combs normally arranged in contacting engagement with each other, means for moving said combs away from each other and comprising a of ofiset mani ulating members pivotally actlng elemen here for simu 5 one across the -said combs to 5. A device ing two combs normally tactlng enga lating mem connected toget er, co-

ts on said manipulating memltaneously moving said combs other, and means for returning normal position. of the class described ment with each other,

carried L by each comprisarranged in conmanipuof. said hmg' edl connect said members to ther whereby operatioli said members wi cause separation of said combs, means simultaneously operable for mo said combs in a direction at right angles to 15 the separating movement, and spring means for returning said combs to normal osition. In testimony whereof I have a ed my signature. Y Y

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